Valentine’s Day is nearly here, a day to show love with flowers, candy, jewelry and cards. But Austin Perine believes that every day is a great day to show love — and the 4-year-old from Birmingham, Alabama is coming to Gaithersburg to show us how it’s done.

Something mysterious is taking the Arts Barn stage in the Kentlands. Mysterious, and funny, too — because “Catch Me If You Can,” Montgomery Playhouse’s latest offering, is a theatrical hybrid best described as a comedy-whodunit.

The holiday where adults and children alike delight in our dark side is upon us. Contemporary Halloween celebrations involve all manner of ghosts, goblins and witches, things that go bump in the night, trick-or-treating, ghoulish decorations and costume parties. In Montgomery County, the holiday inspires an abundance of events that will entertain and View more

It’s autumn – a sadly brief but wonderfully temperate time in this area, perfect for enjoying outdoor festivals where art and nature conspire to create the perfect ambiance. Here are some of the best opportunities.

Unlike many virtuosos who wax poetic about hearing their instrument for the first time, Tanya Anisimova remembers her excitement at the faculty concert she attended with her parents being exclusively about the beautiful melody she heard. “Yes, it was definitely the music of Rachmaninoff and not the instrument,” recalled the Russian-born cello soloist, View more

Five Montgomery County-based community theater groups chose independently to stage productions with Jewish themes within the next three months. While that is not rare in the arts, especially in a multicultural metropolitan area, a season where such choices predominate is noteworthy. We must wonder what about these times makes such themes particularly View more

When Gavin Kramar begins teaching chemistry at Wheaton High School this fall, he will be able to write a somewhat unlikely essay about how he spent his summer vacation. Equipped with a degree in chemical and biochemical engineering from Brown University as well as a master’s in education from University of Maryland, the 25-year-old is directing Wildwood View more

In the immortal words of Smokey Robinson: “Get ready, get ready!” Robinson may have written those words for The Temptations back in 1966, but Rockville actor-producer-playwright-director-performer Kashi-Tara has written a modern two-act musical that is about to raise the roof at the Arts Barn in the Kentlands. “The idea was to do a tribute to View more

The Arts Barn receives a major test May 5 when it hosts a full-house audience and a 50-piece orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of Northern Virginia (SONOVA), in a concert of John Williams’ music for Star Wars. Jeffrey Dokken, conductor of the orchestra, spoke with us about the SONOVA portion of Arts on the Green’s Star Wars Weekend. “We are performing View more

Vian Borchert’s artistic leanings came as no surprise. “I attribute my natural talent to my genetic making,” said the expressionist painter. Not only is her mother an artist, but also, “everyone from her side of the family—sisters, cousins—are all very skilled artists.”

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